Kimuru Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Kimuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
Kimuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kimuru is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimuru? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kimuru live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 67 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 17 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Kimuru occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and Kenya, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaimuru | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kimuiru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kimourou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kimiru | 83 | 176 | / |
| Kumuru | 83 | 44 | / |
| Kemuru | 83 | 23 | / |
| Kimoru | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kummuru | 77 | 102 | / |
| Chimuru | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kumureu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kaimoru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kumuuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khumuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chimhuru | 71 | 18 | / |
| Khummuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cumuru | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kumiru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kemiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cemuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemuru | 62 | 786 | / |
| Kimorou | 62 | 192 | / |
| Ceamuru | 62 | 91 | / |
| Kaymoru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chemhuru | 57 | 595 | / |
| Chemmuru | 57 | 3 | / |
| Cheemuru | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chemhujru | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kimuru
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